Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field in Minneapolis, MN, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Minneapolis, MN at 841 ft. KMSP reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 8 runways (04, 12L, 12R, 17), longest 11,006 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page. Track KMSP in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message the moment the ATIS letter changes or the weather drops below your selected minimums.

VFR

Observed 0453Z (11:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

Wind

Calm

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

Unlimited

Altimeter

30.06"

Temp / Dew

60°F / 16°C

dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR

METAR KMSP 130453Z 00000KT 10SM FEW200 16/08 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01560078

What changed at KMSP?

Since the 0353Z (10:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

Pressure rising: altimeter 30.04 → 30.06 inHg.

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Current pilot readout for KMSP

KMSP is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 841 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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D-ATIS

Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.

Arrival ATIS: Information Golf (0453Z / 11:53 PM CDT)

MSP ARR INFO G 0453Z. 00000KT 10SM FEW200 16/08 A3006 (THREE ZERO ZERO SIX). VISUAL RWY 30L APCH IN USE, VISUAL RWY 30R APCH IN USE. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWYS 4, 22 CLSD, RWYS 17, 35 CLSD. TWY R4. R5. R6, CLOSED. TWY R BTWN R4 AND R6 CLSD. TWY B CLSD BTWN TWY D AND GATE F10, TWY W BTWN TWY K10 AND TWY W10 CLSD. TWY Y CLSD. TWY Z CLSD. 17 DEICE PAD CLSD. TWY K BTWN TWY S AND TWY K10 CLSD. TWY L BTWN TWY L6 AND TWY L10 CLSD. RWYS 12R AND 12L INNER MARKER OTS. CTN, BIRDS NEAR MSP. READ BACK HS AND ALT. ALL ACFT TAXI WITH TRANSPONDER AND ALTITUDE ENCODING ON. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO G.

Departure ATIS: Information Tango (0453Z / 11:53 PM CDT)

MSP DEP INFO T 0453Z. 00000KT 10SM FEW200 16/08 A3006 (THREE ZERO ZERO SIX). DEPARTING RWY 30L, RWY 30R. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWYS 4, 22 CLSD, RWYS 17, 35 CLSD. TWY R4. R5. R6, CLOSED. TWY R BTWN R4 AND R6 CLSD. TWY B CLSD BTWN TWY D AND GATE F10, TWY W BTWN TWY K10 AND TWY W10 CLSD. TWY Y CLSD. TWY Z CLSD. 17 DEICE PAD CLSD. TWY K BTWN TWY S AND TWY K10 CLSD. TWY L BTWN TWY L6 AND TWY L10 CLSD. ALL ACFT CTC METERING ON ONE THREE THREE POINT FIVE SEVEN WHEN READY TO PUSHBACK OR TAXI. CTN, BIRDS NEAR MSP. READ BACK HS AND ALT. ALL ACFT TAXI WITH TRANSPONDER AND ALTITUDE ENCODING ON. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO T.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KMSP. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
04	11,006 ft	CON	-	-
12L	8,200 ft	PEM	-	-
12R	10,000 ft	PEM	-	-
17	8,000 ft	CON	-	-
22	11,006 ft	CON	-	-
30L	10,000 ft	PEM	-	-
30R	8,200 ft	PEM	-	-
35	8,000 ft	CON	-	-

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→0 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.

KMSP weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field in Minneapolis, MN: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KMSP is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KMSP

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0053Z (7:53 PM CDT) · 49 NM W of KMSP · 4,200 ft MSL · C172

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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 0053/FL042/TP C172/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG

HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0053Reported at 00:53 UTC.

FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.

TP C172Aircraft type reporting.

SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

IC NEGIcing: none reported.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KMSP

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KMSP reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours

VFR 92%MVFR 8%

Wind avg/max: 11/17 kt

Max gust: 26 kt

Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft

Lowest vis: -

Prevailing wind: NW

Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days

VFR 92%MVFR 7%IFR 1%

Wind avg/max: 9/24 kt

Max gust: 33 kt

Lowest ceiling: 800 ft

Lowest vis: 4 sm

Prevailing wind: S

Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Active Runway - past 30 days

12L/12R: 24%
30L/30R: 23%
17: 22%
22: 15%
35: 8%
04: 8%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)

TAF KMSP 130520Z 1306/1412 31005KT P6SM SCT100 FM131100 32004KT P6SM BKN080 FM131900 31010KT P6SM SKC FM140100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type: Large airport
ICAO: KMSP
IATA: MSP
FAA LID: MSP
City: Minneapolis
State: Minnesota
Country: United States
Elevation: 841 ft
Coordinates: 44.8801, -93.2217
Runways: 8
Longest runway: 11,006 ft
Weather reporting: METAR · D-ATIS
TAF: Published
ATIS: 120.8 MHz
Time zone: America/Chicago
Next sunset: 18h 39m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

KSTPSaint Paul Downtown Holman FieldSaint Paul, MN8 nm NEVFR METAR KSGSSouth St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming FieldSouth St Paul, MN8 nm EVFR METAR KFCMFlying Cloud AirportMinneapolis, MN11 nm WVFR METAR KMICCrystal AirportMinneapolis, MN12 nm NWVFR METAR KLVNAirlake AirportMinneapolis, MN15 nm SVFR METAR KANEAnoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) AirportMinneapolis, MN16 nm NVFR METAR

+2 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

9 airports

KSYNStanton AirfieldDennison, MN26 nm SVFR METAR KCFEBuffalo Municipal AirportBuffalo, MN31 nm NWMETAR KRNHNew Richmond Regional AirportNew Richmond, WI33 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF KFBLFaribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus FieldFaribault, MN33 nm SVFR METAR KOEOL O Simenstad Municipal AirportOsceola, WI34 nm NEVFR METAR KRGKRed Wing Regional AirportRed Wing, MN36 nm SEVFR METAR

+3 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

7 airports

KACQWaseca Municipal AirportWaseca, MN51 nm SVFR METAR KSTCSaint Cloud Regional AirportSaint Cloud, MN54 nm NWVFR METAR · TAF KTOBDodge Center AirportDodge Center, MN54 nm SVFR METAR KLJFLitchfield Municipal AirportLitchfield, MN56 nm WVFR METAR KLUMMenomonie Municipal Score FieldMenomonie, WI58 nm EVFR METAR KULMNew Ulm Municipal AirportNew Ulm, MN64 nm SWVFR METAR

+1 more within 100 NM

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Historical Flying Weather at KMSP

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KMSP reported VFR conditions during about 79.7% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 264 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 7.8 kt, calm 7.6% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#981 of 1,400

Regional rank

#46

State rank

#28

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

79.7%

MVFR

14.5%

IFR

5.0%

LIFR

1.4%

Est. VFR days/yr

264

Most VFR month

July

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

5,500 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

7.6%

Median wind

7 kt

Gusty hours

17.1%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.0%

Fog/mist days/yr

125

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

2,381 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KMSP monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	65.0	23.2	9.0	2.7
Feb	75.5	16.1	6.0	2.4
Mar	76.4	15.2	6.0	2.4
Apr	78.1	16.2	4.8	0.9
May	84.6	11.9	3.2	0.3
Jun	88.5	8.9	2.3	0.3
Jul	92.8	5.7	1.2	0.2
Aug	88.9	7.8	2.9	0.3
Sep	87.6	9.3	2.5	0.6
Oct	80.8	13.8	4.4	0.9
Nov	73.2	19.6	5.9	1.4
Dec	58.0	25.9	11.4	4.6

Average wind by month

KMSP average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	7.6 kt
Feb	7.9 kt
Mar	8.4 kt
Apr	9.3 kt
May	8.3 kt
Jun	7.7 kt
Jul	6.9 kt
Aug	6.7 kt
Sep	7.4 kt
Oct	8.0 kt
Nov	8.1 kt
Dec	7.6 kt

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KMSP airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

The FAA airport diagram for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field in Minneapolis, MN shows the runway and taxiway layout across 8 runways, ramp areas, and hold-short positions. Review it before taxiing at an unfamiliar field.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2610 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

KMSP weather: frequently asked

What runways are available at KMSP?+

KMSP has 8 runways: 04, 12L, 12R, 17, 22, 30L, 30R, 35; the longest is 11,006 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KMSP report its own weather?+

Yes. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KMSP have a TAF?+

Yes. The TAF is shown on this page below the current conditions.

Does KMSP broadcast D-ATIS?+

Yes. KMSP publishes digital ATIS, and the live broadcast text with its current information letter is shown on this page. The ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) can message you the moment the letter changes.

Where can I find the KMSP airport diagram?+

The official FAA airport diagram for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) is shown on this page. It maps the runway and taxiway layout, ramps, and hold-short lines. Tap it to zoom, or download the official FAA PDF free from the link under the diagram (updated every 28-day FAA charting cycle).

Pilot PIREPs for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP)

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